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![I, Claudius. From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius Emperor of the Romans, born B.C. 10, murdered and deified A.D. 54; [and:] Claudius the God and his wife Messalina.](https://d3dzzbbvj9im7s.cloudfront.net/media/catalog/product/cache/ae0834d12b7cf129fc73bcc000ea526a/1/3/133389.jpg)
GRAVES, Robert. I, Claudius. From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius Emperor of the Romans, born B.C. 10, murdered and deified A.D. 54; [and:] Claudius the God and his wife Messalina.London : 1934
First edition, first impressions, of Graves's first two historical novels, and very scarce in such nice condition. I, Claudius was the winner of the Hawthornden and James Tait Black memorial prizes, and made into a critically acclaimed BBC television miniseries starring Derek Jacobi in 1976. Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 133389
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GRAVES, Robert. Another Future of Poetry.London : 1926
First edition, first impression, one of 1,000 copies. This work was issued as part of the Hogarth Essays, Series I, Number XVIII. Woolmer states that out of the 1,000 copies that were printed, 400 were pulped. Learn More£175.00Stock Code: 142890
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GRAVES, Robert. John Kemp's WagerOxford : 1925
First edition, signed limited issue, number 45 of 100 copies signed by the author, printed on Kelmscott paper, and specially bound; a further 750 trade copies were also issued. John Kemp's Wager was published as the 11th work in the British Drama League Library of Modern British Drama. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 139440
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GRAVES, Robert. John Kemp's Wager.Oxford : 1925
First edition, first impression, trade issue. John Kemp's Wager was published as the 11th work in the British Drama League Library of Modern British Drama.
From the library of Charles David Abbott (1900-1961), the University at Buffalo's first director of libraries, and a notable book collector and devotee of British poetry. "Abbott... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 142386
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GRAVES, Robert. Good-bye To All That.London : 1929
First edition, first impression, first issue with the infamous Sassoon poem intact. The story of the suppression of this issue is well recorded. The work printed a poem Sassoon had written to Graves in letter form. Sassoon was horrified and demanded the recall of the edition and the excision of the offending pages. This request was done and a second... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 135796
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GRAVES, Robert. Good-Bye To All That.London : 1929
First edition, first impression, first issue, with the infamous Sassoon poem intact on pp. 341-43.
The story of the suppression of this issue is well recorded: the work printed a poem Sassoon had written to Graves in letter form. Sassoon was horrified and demanded the recall of the edition and the excision of the offending pages. This request... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 138767
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GRAVES, Robert. Goliath and David.London : [1916]
First and sole edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front wrapper, "Ian Hope Simpson, Robert Graves, 1925". John Barclay (Ian) Hope Simpson (1905-1989) was the son of Sir John Hope Simpson, British Liberal politician and author of the first global history of the modern refugee. In the year this work was inscribed, Robert... Learn More£4,000.00Stock Code: 125368
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GRAVES, Robert. Treasure Box.London : [1919]
First and sole edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front wrapper, "Ian Hope Simpson, Robert Graves, 1925". John Barclay (Ian) Hope Simpson (1905-1989) was the son of Sir John Hope Simpson, British Liberal politician and author of the first global history of the modern refugee. In the year this work was inscribed, Robert... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 125375
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GRAVES, Robert. Goliath and David.London : [1916]
First edition, first impression, presentation copy, inscribed by Graves's father on behalf of the author to Henry Newbolt (1862-1938), the English poet and writer, on the title page: "Sir Henry Newbolt, from his admirer the author, via his father Alfred Perceval Graves. March 9th, 1917. Captain, 3rd Batt., Royal Welch Fusiliers". This copy, sent at... Learn More£3,250.00Stock Code: 109934
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GRAVES, Robert. Fairies and Fusiliers.London : 1917
First edition, with the rare dust jacket, and an autograph letter signed from Graves laid-in discussing the book; one of 1,000 copies printed. Graves writes, "This was the first book of mine published in the USA. I wrote it during the First World War as an infantry captain, between the ages of 19 and 22. My rank was not due to merit, but to the extraordinarily... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 96758
